Was Ralek's comment disrespectful towards Eddie?

[Louis Ho]

"Eddie gained a ton of recognition by being the only muthafuka bad enough to sub my uncle in competition. His unorthodox nogi based style got credibility and notoriety after that victory. It was well deserved because nobody just gets lucky and accidentally triangles my uncle, who is one of the greatest jj competitors of all time."

I'm sure that's what Ralek meant.

Nice

[rickdawson]

I don't think it was disrespectful... I think that sometimes Brazilians sometime project things that may seem disrespectful, without trying to be disrespectful.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

I don't think the statement itself was disrespectful; there is no doubt that without that win Eddie wouldn't have been catapulted into the spotlight and been able to build his business and reputation in the same manner. He would have still built his army, but it would have been a different path.

But I think Ralek intended to downplay Eddie there. And that was uncalled for.

Fuel to the fire, IMO.

[Trez "Rat" Reyna]

Its also hard to take anyone serious that sat throught the entire "G in a Gi" Video.

Great point Master Zog! haha Well played!

[Nathan Simcox]

Man, fuck Ralek. I don't care what he said about Eddie. He has no bearing on this. Eddie subbed Royler for whatever reason. Some shit has been talked over the years. NOW, Eddie AND Royler both are acting very respectful towards each other. Remember, Eddie was a BROWN BELT when he submitted probably the best practitioner in the world at the time. Of course, people are going to say things like, "Wow, lucky break for that Eddie kid." Eddie is no longer a brown belt. He is as legit as they come. And if he can go on that stage and say, "I think Royler would win 6 out of 10 times, not 9 out of 10", then that's class, that's respect, plus it's standing up for himself and what he believes, and it's good enough for me. Fuck everyone else. The only two people who matter here are Eddie and Royler.

[Compella]

Be nice, be nice, he's just a G in a gi. I thought that was abundantly clear. Slightly offensive, but for a guy who's best friends with Joey Diaz it gets hard to calibrate offensive I think nowadays, lol.

[David Rosado]

I thought it was disrespectful. I didn't even know about the fight between Eddie and Royler till last night so I guess it didn't make him as famous as Ralek thinks.

Exactly. If that's all Eddie ever did, he would've fizzled out years ago. Instead he's more successful then ever. Why? Cuz Eddie has done much more in bjj and for bjj than just beat Royler.

Buster Douglas beat Tyson. Nobody cares about him. Get my point?

[VictorV]

The fight got me to look at 10P, but it was the philosophy that got me to stay. The Gracies forget their own past and look down on those who are doing exactly what their grandparents had done.

[Mike Nunja]

I only got to watch the matches on youtube. Does anyone have a clip of when the announced the fight?

[Jason Hyatt]

Exactly. If that's all Eddie ever did, he would've fizzled out years ago. Instead he's more successful then ever. Why? Cuz Eddie has done much more in bjj and for bjj than just beat Royler.

Buster Douglas beat Tyson. Nobody cares about him. Get my point?

Again with the perfect insights! Exactly. Would Eddie REALLY have schools all over the world and competitors like Denny, Mike DeWitt, and Adam Sachnoff if the only thing he'd ever done was tap Royler? Anyone who actually believes that is just too delusional to reason with and isn't worth the time anyway.